India, Feb. 3 -- Two more Maoists, who had parted ways with the larger group that surrendered on January 8, have laid down their arms before the government, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that they surrendered separately in Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts on Saturday and Sunday.

On Sunday, Thombattu Lakshmi, originally from Udupi and an operative from Thomattu in Kundapur, surrendered before Udupi district commissioner K Vidyakumari. Lakshmi had been involved in Maoist activities for several years and had three cases registered against her at the Amasebail and Shankaranarayana police stations. The surrender process took place in the presence of district police superintendent Arun K.

Addressing the media, Vidyakumari ...